Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-02-09
LOCAL NEWS.

LOCAL NEWS.
A rain is needed.
Some blowing is being done.
Roll. Clark arrived last Thursday.
For cheap residence lots see Henry
Morgan. 81
The thermometer indicated 60 above
yesterday.
AR. Mckinney was quite sick several
days last week.
Auction sales every day and evening
at the Famous. 80
For rent-a new two room house.
apply to Henry burst. "a
Allen, Overstreet & Ellis have cheap
money and cause no delay. 80
Prof. Palmer will drill class, and
soon present "Pinafore" to the public.
For Rent-The store room occupied
recently by Eli Smith. Henry burst.
Goldsmith's auctions have been well
attended and his immense stock is fast
disappearing.
Representative McNeal will vote for
the bill allowing women the right of
municipal suffrage.
Before you sign an application for a
farm loan, see Blair Il Ewart at the
First National Bank. 10
From now on, Catholic service will be
held every second Sunday in each
month at Sherlock's hall.
The new loan firm of Allen, Over
street Il Ellis are prepared to furnish
(cheap money OH short notice. SO
4 George A. Friedley, formerly of this
city, was married on the 18th ult., at
Nescatunga, to Miss Angie y. Moon.
The proposition to issue bonds of
Kiowa township to build two bridges
over the Medicine river, were defeated
last week.
Mayor Ingraham has appointed 5. l.,
Shreves city treasurer, vice Jas. Il,
Fleming resigned. Mr.. Shreves will
make "a good officer.
Jas. A. Lockard says he is ready to
donate depot and stock yards grounds
TO the first road that reaches his place
from Medicine Lodge.
Judge Stevens has sold his omnibus
TO the Southwestern Company, the lis
dale line, and now that company has
the monopoly of the business.
ID. Van Slyke, Wayne Mckinney
John Fleming and Thos. Doran wen
TO Wichita Monday to witness thu
hanging of the two Indians yesterday
and the hanging did not occur.
E.P. Caruthers, of the INDEX, ha!
purchased four lots on Lincoln avenue
between Cherry and Oak streets, anC
will commence the erection of resi-
dence next month.
Ed. Mcfarland was delayed at Kan
say City, last Saturday, on account o
sickness, and did not arrive here I,
hold services Sunday. lie will be her
before next Sunday.
WEIGH Il Macy have dissolved part
nership and the firm OF Macy Il Ilin 1
the successor The firm will manufac
ture the largest lot of brick this season
In the history of this city.
The Citizens National bank will like
ly move into the new building thi
week. The counters and furnishing
have been put in position, the tile
floor Is completed and the new roor
shines like parlor.
l.. w. Moore traded his property i
the southwest part Of town to Van
slyke Bros, for a stock OF general mel
chandise. lie has decided 10 move IN
stock to Englewood, Clark county
where he will open a store.
John A. Lacy has received notice {
his appointment TO a position I'm tn
railway mail service. We venture III
prediction that he will stick, and ths
no will be promoted when his tim
comes. His route will be from GreI
Bend to Ness City, for the present.
w. T. Williams was over frol
Sharon yesterday and stated that
had rented n store room in that tow
the day before to party who wOul
~ once pun III plVfVVV SlOck OF good
He also said that he had just con
pleted the sale Of n good farm nes
Sharon.
o. @. Ewart returned last Saturds
from his trip TO the Pacific coas
While away he visited Sacramento, 81
Francisco, San Diago, Los Angelo
Portland, Seattle, Tacoma, and in IA
nearly every prominent city on the slop
He was away 80 days, and travelled ov
1000 miles. His wife and boy are sto
ping in San Francisco for afew month
{ Judge stevens showed us this wee
a copy Of the Quincy tIll.) Herald,
June 10, 1861, containing an account
the death OF Stephen A. Douglass. IT
paper also contains much interestiI
correspondence, relating to the gre
war that was then in its incipiency, 4
Guiding letters FROM Gen. Butler, &c
McClelland and others. Judge Stevel
was "a resident Of CarrOllton, nlinoi
IN 1851